Medical Dictionary
closed
adj \ˈklōzd\
Medical Definition of CLOSED
1
: being a complete self-contained system with nothing transferred in or out <a closed thermodynamic system>
2
: covered by unbroken skin <a closed fracture>
3
: not discharging pathogenic organisms to the outside <a case of closed tuberculosis>—compare open 2
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